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Lol.....:LOL:

Interesting. I wouldn’t expect honyaki but from things I’ve read elsewhere, it appeared they had a decent selection of handmade stuff, albeit a bit rustic. If it is mostly commercial mass produced stuff then I won’t be as interested.

Thanks again. I'm going to visit Yamashita (since I'll be in the area anyway), Tower and then Shigeharu. Wish it was the other way around (seems impossible to tell what you're going to get with Shigeharu until you get there), but c'est la vie. Cheers!

I mean, I think I’m going to treat that as a unfounded rumour until shown otherwise. If anyone wants to point me in the right direction I’ll be happy to buy a few extra for them, but it sounds like speculation to me.

This is great. Thank you. I’m also debating whether to simply go to a store. I’d hate to go to Echizen or Sanjo and not be able to find much I’m interested in—they are pretty out of the way. Still debating!

Many thanks. I had forgotten to mention the Sakai cutlery museum. It is less out of the way. From my research, it seems more of a "museum plus nice shop with decent prices" setup, is that correct? I don't mind the idea of a Sakai yanagiba at better-than-Canada pricing, particularly if they have...

Agreed, with the caveat that the cheaper non-finished version is likely under your budget. If you’re someone who doesn’t care about having the edges rounded/eased, or doesn’t mind putting in a little extra work yourself, then the basic Ginsan Tanaka gyuto from Knives and Stones is fantastic...

Honestly, something like a Tanaka Ginsan 240 gyuto from Knives and Stones is at the bottom of your budget (especially the KNS version which has some fit and finish upgrades) and ticks almost all your boxes. Length wise it is 240mm but I honest wouldn’t worry about that. Everyone will tell you...

So far, I have T Fujiwara, and also the rumour that somewhere in a city of 9 million people a knife may be on sale for $600. ;) Fujiwara I like and will probably visit his shop, although if I’m being honest I was a little unimpressed at the only TF gyuto that I’ve handled (at least for the...

Ahhh, OK--got it.

Which Kato do you mean? I think Kato knives are made in the Takefu knife village, so I would have assumed it's better to get them there than from Tokyo? But you seem to be suggesting that $600 is a good deal, whereas I'm not sure I've ever seen one priced that high. Are there multiple brands?

Visiting Japan for pleasure for a couple weeks in mid-April (before Golden Week). Flying in to Osaka, visiting Osaka/Kobe/Kyoto area, maybe Hiroshima if time permits, then Nagano prefecture for some mountain time, and finally Tokyo for a couple days before flying out from there. I want to buy...

Ok, got it. Yeah makes sense......but I was cutting up a few big veges for a beef broth: crosswised the garlic heads and split the big onions and carrots. I did remember noticing a bit of resistance at one of the carrot roots but didn’t think it was unusual. We’re talking pretty basic...

What does that mean? First chipping?

Here’s my warped blade... https://drive.google.com/open?id=1equ-eEiiSi8Ad1usWr-P8nESJekXmKR5 https://drive.google.com/open?id=1sEnuM0FbYmvGpnpJ2TjPmah5I4ZqvJZa